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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Friday August 16, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Mast Calls on Fort Pierce City Manager to Resign Following Corruption Arrest
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Brian Mast, R-Florida, issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2024: * * * FORT PIERCE, Fla. - U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (FL-21) issued the following statement in light of the arrest on corruption charges of Fort Pierce City Manager Nicholas Mimms: "A judge and jury will decide if Fort Pierce City Manager Nick Mimms is guilty or innocent. In the meantime, he should resign. If he does not resign, Mayor Hudson and City Commissioners Curtis Johnson and Arnold Gai  more

Rep. Cammack Joins Senator Rubio & Senator Scot In Requesting Major Disaster Declaration For Hurricane Debby
GAINESVILLE, Florida, Aug. 10 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Hurricane Debby caused severe damage throughout the State of Florida. Governor Ron DeSantis requested a Major Disaster Declaration due to the hurricane force winds and torrential rains that impacted much of Florida's west coast and inland Florida. U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL) and U.S. Representatives Kat Cammack (R-FL), Greg Steube (R-FL), and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) sent a l  more

Rep. Greg Steube Leads 78 Colleagues in Bipartisan Effort Demanding Senate Leadership Bring Disaster Tax Relief to Floor
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Greg Steube. (R-Fla.) today led 78 House colleagues in a sweeping bipartisan effort to demand the U.S. Senate vote on his legislation, H.R. 5863 The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023. "Since the Senate failed to pass the bipartisan tax package, which included my bill to deliver tax relief, Senate leadership must now permit my stand-alone disaster relief bill to pass swiftly through the Sen  more

Rep. Matt Gaetz, Sen. Mike Lee Demand Google CEO Comply With Federal Court's Potential Ruling on Antitrust Violations
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2024: Today, U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) sent a letter to Sundar Pichai, the Chief Executive Officer of Alphabet, Inc., to commit to complying with the federal district court's forthcoming ruling in the Department of Justice's (DOJ) antitrust case against Google. Last week, the court found that Google unlawfully monopolized the market for online search, which inclu  more

Sen. Rick Scott: VP Harris' Radical Plan for Federal Price Controls Should Terrify Every American
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Today, Senator Rick Scott released the below statement following reports that Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing federal price controls to combat the historic inflation caused by the Biden-Harris administration's failed policies, reckless government spending and total war on U.S. energy. Federal price controls are a dangerous and radical policy that will cause tremendous harm to American families and bu  more